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La Purificadora
Puebla, Mexico · Independent · Accessible Luxury
La Purificadora rises from an 1884 French-owned ice factory and mineral water plant that bottled La Superior sodas beside Puebla's UNESCO colonial core, reinvented by Ricardo and Victor Legorreta in black, white, onyx, and salvaged factory stone rather than the firm's usual color bombs. Water threads the four-story courtyard through a pool, pond, and nearly invisible cascade while launch chef Enrique Olvera split time here while building Mexico City's Pujol.
- 26 rooms
- Opened 2007
- Neighborhood: Barrio El Alto / Centro Histórico
- Architect: Ricardo Legorreta (Legorreta + Legorreta) with Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos
About La Purificadora
- The old plant first belonged to Casa Latisnere and later bottled La Superior sodas; INAH recorded bottles found during the hotel conversion.
- A roughly 30-metre glass pool rises over Barrio El Alto beside San Francisco and Puebla's UNESCO-listed core.
History
La Purificadora occupies a 19th-century industrial building in the historic centre of Puebla - a former ice factory and water-purification plant dating to 1884, once known as Casa Latisnere after the French businessman J. E. Latisnere and later operating as 'La Superior' under the Garcia Cano family. It stands beside the Church of San Francisco in the Barrio El Alto, within Puebla's UNESCO-listed centre.
Grupo Habita opened the building as its sixth hotel in May 2007, converting it with architects Ricardo Legorreta (Legorreta + Legorreta) and Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos as part of the 'Paseo San Francisco' master plan. The 26-room hotel is celebrated for its rooftop transparent glass pool running some 30 metres, and its design incorporates original glass bottles unearthed on site - a detail recognised by Mexico's INAH. It is now a member of Design Hotels.
The setting
Beside the Church of San Francisco in Puebla's historic centre, Barrio El Alto. This is the old ice factory, not a Camino Real tower.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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